PRINTER'S NO. 1755
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1394
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DEASY, READSHAW, FREEMAN, KINSEY, SCHLOSSBERG,
KAVULICH, RAVENSTAHL, MURT, D. COSTA, MULLERY, McNEILL,
V. BROWN, SCHWEYER, ROEBUCK, MATZIE, PASHINSKI, MADDEN AND
ROZZI, MAY 18, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 18, 2017
AN ACT
Providing for community college educational assistance.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Community
College Educational Assistance Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Agency." The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance
Agency.
"Eligible student." A student who has completed 60 credits
and maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0
scale, or its equivalent, at a Pennsylvania community college.
Section 3. Educational assistance program.
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